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Why being early is almost always better than being late

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Chances are you know someone who never seems to show up on time.

Whether it’s a business meeting, a college class, a church service or a doctor appointment, they always seem to arrive five minutes after things have already gotten started.

The purpose of this post isn’t to chastise those folks. Some of the people I most admire and some of the most successful people I know have issues with punctuality.

But that being said, I believe it’s best to always strive to be on time. And truth be told, being a little early is even better.

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Why it’s wise to ‘make time’ by shifting priorities

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“Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.”
       –Napoleon Hill

Every now and then I’ll hear someone say something like this:

“I’ve always wanted to do so-and-so, but I never could find the time.”

Each and every one of us will go to our grave with unfulfilled wishes and at least a few things remaining on our “bucket list”, simply because we never “found” the time to do some of the things we most wanted to do.

After all, life is hectic. And at times it can be really tough.

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Time is both precious and fleeting. Use it wisely.

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“Time is what we want most and what we use worst.“
     -–William Penn

Chances are you’ve heard the famous adage “Youth is wasted on the young“.

When you think about it, there’s a lot of truth in that.

By the time most of us have life figured out, we’ve already used up most of it.

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The awesome value of time

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“Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once.“
     -–Lillian Dickson

In case you haven’t noticed, we all have our own likes and dislikes.

For example, my dad loved to fish, and he spent a large percentage of his time on earth sitting on the banks of nearby rivers and ponds doing just that.

But me? Well, I’d rather do just about anything besides sit and keep watch on a fishing line, hoping to get “a bite”.

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